Nvidia GeForce GT 430 Review

The GeForce GT 430 is unable to run modern games in the Full HD mode, with but a few exceptions. It is somewhat better at 1600x900 but we can’t call it a gaming card anyway, especially as it even falls behind the Radeon HD 5570 with GDDR5. The GeForce GT 430 is overall comparable to the rather rare Radeon HD 5550 GDDR5 in terms of performance, but its low-profile version, like the Gigabyte GV-N430OC-1GL that we have tested, has a number of other benefits. If your HTPC can accommodate a dual-slot graphics card, but you can’t fit a full-height model like a GeForce GTS 450 into it, Gigabyte’s version of the GeForce GT 430 is going to be a perfect choice as it is quiet, compact, economical, and functional (including DirectX 11 support). Besides, it can be used as a CUDA/PhysX accelerator in a configuration where 3D games run on a higher-class graphics card.